Housing and Health

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:01 pm on 1 May 2018.

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Photo of David Melding David Melding Conservative 2:01, 1 May 2018

I think this is a very important question; I thank Mike for raising for it. Forty five per cent of accidents occur in the home, and accidents are in the top-10 causes of death for all ages, particularly high amongst children—after cancer, I think the highest—and older people. Now, in the many interventions that we make, for instance, insulation of homes, social care visits, we should be making an assessment of the safety of homes because very, very many vulnerable people could be protected if we did that and thought about preventing accidents.